Medicine-distributer for stock.



G. L. OWENS.

MEDICINE DISTRIBUTER r012 STOCK.

APPLICATION TILED-APB. 2,1910.

Patented Feb 28, 1911.

1v 10 t 1 4 C D t ad GEORGE L. OWENS, '2 VlLLISCA, IOWA.

MEDICINE-DISTRIBUTER FOB STOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 28, 1911.

Application filed April 2. 1910. Serial No. 553.116.

1 To all wit-om, it may concern:

Be. it. known tliat Gsoucn L. tlwnxs. a citizen of the United States.residing at Villisca. in the county of Montgomery and State of Iowa.have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMedicine-Distributers for Stock. of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a medicine distributcr for stock and moreparticularly for hogs. and has for its object to provide a pass downwardthrough awedge-shaped chamber. as the material is consumed or removedfrom the feeding pan.

\Vhile the device is particularly useful for reliably (listrihutin;medicines to stock. it is obvious that it could he used to advantageforfeeding poultry sheep and other like domestic animals.

The invention also has reference to a provision of parts which maybeconveniently manufimtured and maybe readily assembled.

The invention consists of the novel construction, combination andarrangement of parts as described herein and claimed, and as illustratedin the drawing. it being understood that changes in form. size.proportion awl minor details may he made within the scope of the claimswithoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any ofits advantages.

In the accompanying drawing. Figure 1 is a side elevation of a medicinedistributer embodying, my invention. Fig. '2 is a vertical sectionalview of the device.

Referring; now to the drawing for a more particular description. numeral1 indicates an upright annular supporting wall of a suitable height. thelower edge of said wall being seated on platform 2. -\t 3 is indicatedan annular base-plate and the flat middleportion 4 thereof is adapted tohave a seating-upon platform 2, the portion 5 of the base-plate being f(rmed inclincdly with refcrcnce to portion 4 and extending outwardly andupwardly to the upper part of wall 1, and preferably terminating in aroll 6 to cover the upper part of said wall. The inclined annularportion 570i the base-plate pro rides a feeding-pan and when the deviceused the material therein, on account of the inclination or pitchmentioned. will normally remain at the lmttom of the. pan. On account ofthe rolled terminal of inclined portion 5. it rovides a smooth andfinished appearance.

l provide a container or receptacle 7.11m same having. an open top 8.and formed with a downwardly convergent annular wall 9. the lowerterminal thereof being indicated at H The container is maintained'in aposition adjacent to and elevated above. baseportion 4 by means of aplurality of radizlll. \'-tli.-'p'n. ct'l brackets 11. These bracketsmay have any suitable length, and extend hmgitudinally of and parallelwith wall 9; they preferably are mounted upon the inner side of the walland are each formed with a lower portion 12 adapted to have a seatingradially upon inclined portion 5 of the baseplate. and inclined portions12 of the brackets are extended and are adapted to pass' over roll o ofthe pan and are each provided with an angular terminal 13 which may berttlli't'tl to the platform as by keepers 14.

thus described. receptacle 7 is provided with a rigid mounting upon theplatform and by reason oi: a series of rivets plainly shown in thedrawing, the brackets are secured to the wall 9 of the container, to thefeeding part and to the supporting wall.

I provide the distributing device 15, and the same may be cone shaped:its bottom is adapted to have a seating upon the fiat portion 4. of thebase-plate 2%. at the middle and below terminal 10 of the receptacle;and when as=cmhlinp the parts member 15, after the rcceptacl andbrackets thereon have been secured. will he maintained in its normalposition. since brackets 11 are provided-with inwardly curved portions16 overhanging the depressed portion of the pan and adapted to havebearings upon the lower part of said member 15.

At 17 is indicated a cover which has a portion 18 extended beyond wall 9and adapted to overhang the feeding pan, thereby' forming a water-shed.Upon the inner side of cover 17 are provided flanges or brackets 19 forengaging the inner side of. wall 9.

It will be noted that by reason of the construction as described. adownwardly convergent. annular containing chamber 20 is providedintermediate the upwardly con- -tion; a cone-shaped 'Yel'g't'llt wall ofmember 15 and the downand the base-plate and this is a desired resalt orthe reason that only so much of the K material will be exposed withinthe pan as ma be required for feeding purposes. Also it will be notedthat by means of the construction. the lower terminal of the receptaelemay be maintained in a fixed posi- 3 hon at an altitude above thel'iottoin of the l pan and outwardly of the wall of member said terminalbeing in a plane below 5 roll 6.

\Yhile the device i.- particularly adapted for the feeding of granulatedor powdered medicine to stock it is; underetood of course that it may beused to advantage for stock feeding 1n general. 7

Having described my invention, \vha b- I;

claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1s.- 7 1. A medicinedistributer for steek, cemprieing an annnlarly Formed feeding pan havingan annular, deiressed middle porlistribuling member disposed centrallyof the feeding pan; a plurality of brackets dispo= ed radially of andsecured .npon'the bottom of the pan, said bracketshavinginwardly-projactingportions overhanging the depressed annularmiddle portion of said pan adapted to r make eontaet with thecone-shaped diet ribun mg member, and provided with support-1 ing'armsinclined uniformly upward and outwardtherefrom; a casing having a wallformed downwaidly-convergent in a degree corresponding to the pitch ofand mounted upon said supporting arn s, its lower terminal beingdisposed adjacent to and above the base of said distributing member, the

priaing. in combination with a platform, an annular reinforcing handdisposed edgewise upon the. platform; an annular plate having aperipheral roll seated upon said band and 3 formed with a dc )ressedmiddle portion; a eone-rhaped inenner (llspmed centrally of said annularplate; a plurality of brackets disposed radially of and secured uponsaid annular plate and extending over said peripheral roll for amounting upon said re- 5 iniorein; band and said platform. said bra -hobbaring inwardly curred portions (Wei-hanging the depressed annularmiddle. portion of mid annular plate adapted to have bearing: upon thewall of .-aid cone- Shaped member. and provided with supportingeirmsextending upwardly and inclined .ou t wardly uniformly from saidinwardly eurifed portions; and an uprightannular I i l convergent in adegree corresponding totlui pitch of and mounted upon said upwardlyextending. mitwarally inclined :apporting arms. the lower terminal ofmid casing being dispmed adj-aeent to the feeding pan and thecone-shaped member, the bearings upon the wall of the cone-shaped memberof the inwardl curved portions of said brawl:- :ets operating to securesaid cone-shaped 1 member upon the depressed middle portion l of saidannular plate.

l' In testimony whereof I have atlixed my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

GEORGE L. OWENS.

. \Yitneees:

M. L. l\ .inns'rnon', F. E. Suaxn.

A lnedizine distributer for stock, comeasing baring a wall formeddounwardly

